Pastures New

Don't think I'll be blogging for a while now until I've got internet sorted at my new flat :(


On the other hand I have Beatherder Festival this weekend :)

Stress

I now have three sleeps until I move house :) Apparently I can get on Leeds Uni wifi from my flat, however, I don't know a password.........I will have to investigate. Otherwise I'm going to have to fork out for broadband, which means a phone line (which I'm not sure is there already and will cost me at least £100 to get installed!) after that I can get a pretty good deal on broadband but will have to pay £11 a month for a phone line that I won't use.


I think I need to prioritise what I want, or work out where I'm going to make a sacrifice to pay for all this as I'll have other bills and my rent is now almost double than what I pay now.


Sacrifices:

• Quit smoking - definitely
• Cheap drinking at home before nights out
• Nights out without drinking?!?
• Work more hours at work over the summer :(

Cheap ideas:

• See what I can swipe from work for the new flat (cutlery etc)
• Pound shop
• Go to the library for internet
• Buy cheap bulk food (pasta, rice etc)
• No buses/taxis; cycle!!
• Nights in, dinner parties
• Freecycle

I think I'm going to have to cut back dramatically so that I don't have to work more than 15 hours a week during term time.

The Runaways Trailer

I can't wait to watch this :)

My new pastime

I found this website and it's great :) It's full of really amazing pictures......
My page is here.

Beach House - Zebra

♥♥♥

Weheartit.com

weheartit.com

Roller skates

Now what skates do I want?

Bob Proctor on The Secret

The Secret

I recently was feeling a little down about things and was talking to my friend Mark. He said he had a book I might like to read, that book was called The Secret. I've just read through it and although I'm normally a bit cynical about books like this, I do think that positive thoughts attracts positive things into your life. I am going to be more positive about things and focus my thoughts on what I want rather than what I don't want.

The Dreamers Trailer

BuntyLooping Bunty's 'Licking La Lune' Album Launch (Part 1)

Polapremium and the Impossible Project - Back in an instant

IMPOSSIBLE - film: Impossible PX 600 Film

IMPOSSIBLE - film: Impossible PX 600 Film

Impossible Project to relaunch Polaroid-compatible film

Impossible Project to relaunch Polaroid-compatible film


I have a polaroid camera :) 
After checking out the prices of Polaroid 600 film on Amazon, I was a little bit disheartened as it has been discontinued and it's about £80 for a 10 shot film!! It's now considered rare and the prices reflect this. I did a bit of research and found that The Impossible Project have bought one of the old Polaroid factories and equipment and are now starting to make film that is compatible with Polaroid 600 cameras at a much cheaper price. It's still quite expensive but it's dramatically cheaper.

Chop Cup

Do not adjust your mind, there is a fault in reality.

TestSpace Closing party

Just a few of the photos taken by my good friend Tahra O'Regan (1/3 of Craft Addicts). Check out her blog

Inspiration

Lo fi photography

Being a lover of all things lo-fi, I like how an old camera can give a different feel to the photos. I don't have an old camera (just a crap newish digital camera) yet - but Tahra has offered me an old polaroid camera to have a mess around with. I had a go an making photos look older than they are, and these are the results. I think I need a bit of practice to be honest. I reduced the saturation of the image and heightened the red levels. I added "noise" at around 20% but only after flattening the image as it wouldn't let me until then. Not brilliant but it's a start.

BAND CRUSH - BEST COAST

Amplified: Best Coast